How To: Create a sultry and beguiling Cleopatra makeup look for Halloween

How to Create a sultry and beguiling Cleopatra makeup look for Halloween

Little known to most people is that Cleopatra, the famous - and infamous - queen of Egypt, was not in fact Egyptian. The ruler was actually Greek, though obviously after time she embraced much of the traditional dress and makeup characteristic of Egyptian rulers of the era.

And boy did the girl master her look. She did it so well, in fact, that it's almost impossible to think about Eygpt without imagining her kohl-rimmed eyes and elaborate milk and rose petals bathing rituals.

To learn how to achieve her signature beauty look for Halloween, check out this tutorial.